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Agriculture
7:12 pm
Thu January 24, 2013

Drought takes head start into 2013

Credit Lance Cheung / USDA
An aerial view of farmland affected by the drought in northeastern Colorado in July 2012. Green circles show irrigated crops next to yellowed, dryland wheat fields.

 

2012 was a drought year for the record books. It was the warmest year ever recorded in Des Moines, IowaTopeka, Kan., and Columbia, Mo. and the driest ever in Grand Island, Neb. The question is whether 2013 will be any different.

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Under the Microscope
12:19 pm
Thu October 4, 2012

On hydroponic farming

Credit Hilary Stohs-Krause / Harvest Public Media
Tomatoes from Garden Fresh Vegetables' hydroponic greenhouse in O'Neill, Neb.

This week, we’ll hear how some farmers are using hydroponics technology to save on water, and revisit an interview with biologist Edward O. Wilson.

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Agriculture
12:07 pm
Thu October 4, 2012

Drought and heat? Some farmers try hydroponics

Marv Fritz runs a 24-acre greenhouse in O’Neill, Neb., in the north-central part of the state. The 7-year-old greenhouse produces about 250,000 pounds of tomatoes a week during the height of summer.

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Intersection
5:15 pm
Mon July 30, 2012

The drought and its impact

Watch the show and join the conversation on the Intersection website.

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Science, Health and Technology
6:35 pm
Thu May 31, 2012

Robots on the farm

There’s always work to be done on the farm, but often it’s the same work day, after day, after day. Parts of the job must feel a bit like an assembly line.

While it’s impossible to automate farming like many manufacturers have automated their assembly lines, using robotic technology on the farm might not be so far off.

Farm robots in the classroom

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